Cheshire East has again confirmed it will not record this afternoon’s (Friday) scrutiny meeting to look into the decision to axe respite care at two homes in Crewe and Macclesfield.

Following the refusal of the request by one of its own councillors earlier this week to stream the meeting live, the Chronicle suggested if the council was unable to stream live, it should make an audio recording of the meeting and upload it to the Cheshire East website after the event.

The health and adult social care overview and scrutiny committee meeting has been called to look into the decision taken by the cabinet on June 30 to close respite care services for the elderly at Lincoln House in Crewe and Hollins View in Macclesfield and transfer it to the private sector.

Some hard-pressed carers have indicated they will not be able to attend today’s meeting because it means finding someone to look after their loved ones.

In a statement to the Chronicle, a Cheshire East spokesman said: “Cheshire East Council acts over and above its legal requirements by facilitating the webcasting of its cabinet meeting.

“The council’s policy is not to webcast any other meetings and no decision has been made to change this policy.

“The council can permit a member of the public to make their own recording of a meeting, provided sufficient notice is given in advance.”

The meeting takes place at 2pm today (August 7) at the council’s Westfields headquarters on Middlewich Road in Sandbach.